Combined humidifier and palette attachment



I E. BRUCK. COMBINED HUMIDIFIER AND PALE'TTE ATTACHMENT APPLICATIONFILED APR. 12, I921.

Pat ented May 2, 1922.

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, To all whom it may concern:

* UNITED ST PA E T. F IB EDWARD BRUCK, orv SPOKANE, wnsnnveron.

I COMBINED HUMIDIrIEn AND PALETTE- Ar'rnonMENr;

Be it known that I, EDWARD Bnuox, a

citizen ofthe United States, residing at Spokane, in the countyof-Spokan'e and new and useful Improvements in Combined Humidifier andPalette Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention'relatesto an improved combined humidifierandpalette attachment designed especially for use by professional andamateur painters for preserving the paints or colors in moistenedcondition and for economizing in the use of the paints or colors byeliminating to a great extent the waste accompanying the use of thecolors or paints on the palette. v

- The primary object- 0f the invention is a receptacle or box in whichthecolors may be stored and kept in fresh condition ready for use at anymoment, and which is accessible for storing or withdrawin the paints orcolors as required, and in w ich certain elements of the humidifier areadaptable for bodily extraction from the humidifierand directapplication to the palette when ready for painting. The inventionconsists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of parts of thehumidifier and its accessories whereby a portion of the humidifier maybe converted for use with the palette when required, and, when combinedwith the humidifier'forms one of the co-operating elements thereof forperforming the required functions of a device of this character. In theaccompanying drawings one complete example of the physical embodimentofthe invention is illustrated, the parts being' combined and arrangedaccording to the best mode I have so far devised for thepracticalapplication of the principles of my invention.

lVhile I shall hereinafter refer to the device as a humidifier-forpaints or colors, it

should be understood that I'do not confine or container, the interior ofwhich contains the novel features of the present invention. Figure 2 isa perspective view showing the lid of the box with its humidifier attachment at the underside, and normally located within the box.

vmovable humidifier, partly broken. awayffor convenience ofillustration, and designed .to

form the false. bottom of the box; State of Washington, have inventedcertain vFigure 4 is a transverse sectional View of --the.h umidifierwith allparts in position.

Specification ofI lettersPatenth PatentedMay2,1922... Application filedApril 12, 1921. Seria1No.460,86 0 I i tangular and oblong in shape,"but, maybe made of desired size and shape and be orna-,- mented,eitherbyits own configuration, or by. the additional use of,ornamental'jfea-i tures, and is provided with a lid 2 of likemateriahsizeandshape. The lid is of spe cial construction and embodies achamber 3 With a bottom wall 4. perforated, as shown, andthe chamber isadapted tocontai-n an absorbent material, as felt, 5. A removable, falsebottom Gis provided for the box, which is in fact a sealed, flat boxwith a perforated top 7 and its interior chamberS contains an absorbentmaterial as 9. Thus the interior of the box 1 is provided with twohumidiare re'movable from the box-1, it will readily be apparent thatthey may beproperly preand humidify the air in the box 1, andthe humidair of course will maintain the colors or paints within the box 1 in amoistened condition. v Preferably the paint is kept on trays as 10 and11, which may be of'aluminum or other 7 sheet metal ofthe proper sizeand shape,

and these trays are designed for use with the palette 12 through theinstrumentality of the spring clips 13 on the underside of the traysthat are adapted to fit over the edge of the palettein convenientposition so that the paints or colors may be kept in the stalls 14 ofthe trays, for use when required. r ,7 f

' not be closed, and to permit tree movement from the palette, andmaintains the trays in.

When the trays are stored in the box with their stalls containing thepaints'or colors the humid air keeps the paints in .proper moistcondition and prevents drying out,

and it will be noted in Figure 4 that the spring clips serve to elevatethe trays above thefalse bottom or humidifier in order that theperitorated'top of the false bottom will of the humidified air up pastthe trays into the body ofthe box 1; The resiliency of the clipsl3permits the ready and facile attach ment and'd'etachment of the trays toand position for use'While on the palette.

h In Figure 6 the palette is illustrated as equipped with the trays andready for use, a

short tray-being employed at one end and a longer tray attached to oneof the sidesof the palette. The difierent colors or paints are placedin'their respective stalls.

and the colors mixed, as usual, on the palette,-but it will be-notedthat/only the colors desired for immediate use andthe quantity desiredfor immediate use, are

placed on the palette, and consequently there immediate use are placeddirectly on the palette.

Care may be taken of the brushes also of the brushes, when not in use,by depositing them in the boX before the trays areplaced therein, andthen laying the trays on top of the brushes, With the same beneficialefiects on the brushes as are attained for the paints or colors.

The different parts of the device are made of rust-proof metal, and thebox should-of course be substantially airtight in structure to preventescape of the hum-1d atmosphere and to prevent ingress of dust.

- Having th-us'fully describediny invention,

what I claim' as-new and desire-to secure by Letters Patent is- I l. Thecombination ina box as described having a close-fittinglidand a" hollow,false bottom, removable, and containing absorbent material, 01": trayshaving paint stalls as described, and clips on the underside of saidtrays resting on the false bottom for elevate ing the trays to permitcirculation of humid fitting lid provided with an interior humidifyingmember, a removable false bottom contamlng an absorbent mater al andfashloned 2. The combination in aboX having a close with a perforatedtop, of a tray'havin-g paint 7 stalls, and clips on the'under side ofsaid tray resting on the perforated top for elevating the tray to permitcirculation of humid air. 7

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EDWARD BnUoK;

